The Physical and Mental Health Impact of Blood Clots: Emily’s Story
…a blood clot. Read more about birth control and blood clot risks, and take NBCA’s Birth Control and Blood Clots Risk Assessment Read more stories, or share your story with…
My Only Risk Factors Were Birth Control and a Long Car Ride: Hillary’s Story
…and no genetic factors were found. My only risk factors was estrogen-based birth control and a long car ride. I was placed on apixaban for a year and then as…
No Matter How Young You Are, You Can Get a Blood Clot: Sara’s Story
…genetic clotting disorder, and discontinuation of my birth control pills, the superficial blood clot dissolved. Even though all the tests have shown that I do not have a clotting disorder…
Honoring My Daughter’s Memory Through Advocacy: Amara and Megan’s Story
…January 9, 2020 by a pulmonary embolism just three weeks after she was prescribed birth control pills to control her acne. When Amara was prescribed birth control, I asked her…
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…unique risk at various life stages: when making decisions on …
I Was In Denial: Brianne’s Story
…time. At my 6 week post-delivery check-up, I inquired about using birth control pills. My family doctor asked routine questions about history of blood clots in my birth family. My…
Take Control and Take Steps to Prevent Blood Clots: Ashley’s Story
…all surprised to see a young, active 24-year-old in the hospital for blood clots. My hematologist determined the blood clot was due to a recent change in my birth control…
I Had My First PE at 16: Cassie’s Story
…were attributed to hormone-based birth control, and my mother’s history was not considered relevant when I first started birth control pills. We were both diagnosed with Anti-Thrombin III (AT III)…
I Refused to Accept Asthma as my Diagnosis: Laura’s Story
…other than the birth control pill. The doctors suggested that I might have other conditions associated with blood clotting risk, such as cancer, since they did not think the birth…
I Want to Use My Experience to Help Others: Samantha’s Story
I had zero problems with my health until three years ago, when I was 19, and started on birth control pills to treat acne that did not respond to over…